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Atlantis taking second Kentucky-built research platform to ISS Following the successful delivery of the first NanoRacks Platform on Shuttle Discovery earlier this month, the second such unit is manifested aboard Atlantis, or STS-132, for May.
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Discovery takes "plug and play" research platform to ISS The shuttle and crew of STS-131 delivered a unique plug and play space technology developed by Kentucky Space and NanoRacks LLC on its recent successful mission to the International Space Station.
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Kentucky in Space Kentucky Space (KS) has announced that it has just informed Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear that at 10:11 AM this morning its spacecraft Frontier 1 was successfully launched and inserted into space reaching an altitude of approximately 270 kilometers. The spacecraft, which weighs about four pounds, was launched at the NASA Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on a Terrier-Improved Malemute NASA rocket.
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Suborbital flight, "SOCEM" Kentucky Space recently delivered the remaining SOCEM flight hardware consisting of "ADAMASat" and a Cal Poly 1U, and calibrated the beanie for flight. The launch window for this suborbital mission opens on March 11. UPDATE: The new launch window is Sat. and Sun., March 27 and 28.
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Building a Space Infrastructure in Kentucky Pictured here is the 21 meter tracking antenna as viewed from the ground control room at the brand new Morehead State University Space Sciences Center. One of only a handful of undergraduate centers devoted solely to the space sciences, the center represents a big investment in the future of Kentucky.
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"Frontier 1" in the news

Hall_03 In an article Sunday, the Lexington Herald-Leader pointed out the success of "Frontier 1," Kentucky Space's suborbital mission over the weekend.

'This is really a significant accomplishment,' [president of the Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation and managing partner of the nonprofit Kentucky Space consortium Kris] Kimel said. 'This spacecraft was built entirely by Kentucky students, and all systems worked perfectly.'

Frontier 1 was designed and built in Kentucky to test hardware and software systems that will be flown on an orbital satellite, KentuckySat 1, set to launch in November with NASA's Glory Mission...

'This exciting announcement shows that Kentucky is among the elite in innovation and scientific advancement,' Gov. Steve Beshear said.

Other news stories can be found at the San Diego Examiner and the Roanoke television station WSLS, among others sites reporting on the launch.

Wayne

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Video of Saturday's Kentucky Space launch



One of two cubesats on board this Terrier-Improved Malamute rocket, "ADAMASat" spent several minutes in space and returned valuable performance data on some of the systems and technologies that will be used on Kentucky Space orbital flights slated for later this year.
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Kentucky Space suborbital launch a success!

Today's suborbital launch of "ADAMASat" from Wallops has been successful. More information will available soon. For the latest, Kentucky Space and ADAMASat are on on Twitter @KySpace and @KySpaceADAMASat, respectively. Please follow.

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Watch Kentucky Space launch tomorrow!

Two cubesats developed by Kentucky Space and California students are scheduled for launch tomorrow, March 27 on a Terrier-Improved Malemute suborbital sounding rocket from the Wallops range in Virginia. The launch window is 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. EDT, and a live stream of the event starts at 9 a.m.

"ADAMASat" will test components that will be used on an orbital mission now slated for November. Ground stations in Kentucky will collect performance data from the craft during its brief stay in space.

For the latest, Kentucky Space and ADAMASat are on on Twitter @KySpace and @KySpaceADAMASat, respectively. Please follow.

Wayne

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Video of SpaceShipTwo captive carry

Video of this week's captive carry of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo has been posted. Check it out.

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